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"Semo bem loco" means "we are that crazy" in my beloved state, Rio Grande do Sul. I could talk about Ivoti, where I live now, but Ivoti is one of the many great places in Rio Grande. Good music, the best barbecue in the world, fun and warming people and great rural landscapes, from Chuí to Erechim, north and south. Ill show you chimarrão, our traditional "tea" from my land.

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Semo bem loco - Cesar Oliveira e Rogerio Melo

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I live in Linha Nova, a small city of the State Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. With beautiful rural landscapes, mountain climate, countless old preserved houses in the Enxaimel style, native forests, and beautiful waterfalls, Linha Nova is a charming city, ideal for those seeking contact with nature, adventure tourism, and peacefulness. Linha Nova seeks to preserve its rich history and beautiful nature, seeking to grow sustainably.

Traditions brought by German ancestors, such as language, folk dancing, choral singing, and popular music, are cultivated and preserved in countless community parties, at the Kerb and the Heimatfest.

You can rarely find pictures of my city if you Google it, so here you can see more: https://instagram.com/neuschneiss?utm_medium=copy_link
About music popular here, people like mostly rock, pop and "Bandinha".
Here you can see a video of my city's orchestra playing the music "Happy", which is one of the music they like more when we play: https://m.facebook.com/orquestradelinhanova/videos/2396944303724224/?refsrc=deprecated&_rdr

~Sandy

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I do not really consider myself a very cultural person and honestly, I have no clue what to write. We do not have any traditions that run in the family except for Christmas, Easter and stuff like that, even though nobody in my family is religious. But since I cannot think of anything else, I thought I’d just tell you how we celebrate my favourite holiday, Christmas, in my family. Christmas is probably the biggest occasion in the year and to us, it is basically a whole month of Christmas. Without Covid, there are Christmas Markets all over Germany in December and we go there at least once a week normally. It is my favourite time of the year because there are lots of candies, delicious Christmas foods and little games. Many people also sell their little Christmas Crafts and it is adorable (but honestly, everyone goes there for the food). Sometimes, we do not stick with a Christmas Market in one place and travel around a little bit to explore the markets in different cities. Also, we go out to eat in restaurants very often in December, with basically every family member. We also value the advents quite a bit. Every advent we sit together around noon and eat cake, cookies or other pastries and drink coffee or hot chocolate. Sometimes it’s just my brother, mom, dad and me but sometimes we go to our grandparents or other family members. In December, a loooottt of Christmas Music is included. On Christmas Eve, we have this little ‘tradition’ where we go an eat in a restaurant pretty early in the evening (around 4 or 5pm), go for a walk and when we head back home, my mom and dad are preparing the presents under the Christmas tree while my brother and me (both adults) have to stay in a different room so we do not peek. Then, when the Christmas Music from Rolf Zuckowski turns on, we are allowed to come into the living room. It is still kind of exciting. When my brother and I were little, our father took us out to walk in the forest to search Santa while our Mom arranged all of the presents and candies under the tree. When we came back, we thought Santa came to our apartment while we were outside to search him. Sadly, we do not believe in Santa anymore and that is why we switched to eating in a restaurant and going for a little walk together. The following two days, we go to our grandparents to celebrate and eat way too much food. I love it. Best holiday.

- Vanessa

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I live in Hatay/Turkey where is famous for being the center of civilizations. It is pretty little city but we have extremly diverse culture. We live together with people from different ethnicities and people belong to different religions. I attached above a drone shoot of the city to let you enjoy the scenery of the city. We have amazing climate and nature. You can go on hiking, or just enjoy the sunset on the beach. The weather is generally so hot and for this reason we have colorful nights in the city. You can hear laughters and voices of families on the beach until sunrise.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCO0NWZYX3Q

Malmö – in the far south of Sweden, just across the Öresund strait from Copenhagen in Denmark – is the third largest city in the country after Stockholm and Gothenburg.

Founded in the late 1200s, Malmö originally belonged to Denmark, only becoming Swedish in 1658. Today, the city is home to over 316,000 people, a true melting pot of cultures, with residents hailing from over 170 countries.

Belonging to the Skåne province, which covers the southernmost tip of Sweden, the Malmö weather is slightly milder than in the rest of the country. Located at the edge of the sea, it is a fairly windy city. But in general, you’ll find warm, pleasant summers and relatively temperate winters.

Some Landmarks:

Malmö boasts some of the most impressive modern structures in Northern Europe. The Öresund Bridge, made world famous thanks to the Swedish-Danish hit television series The Bridge, is an 8 km railway and motorway bridge that runs from Malmö to Copenhagen across the Öresund strait. It’s the longest bridge of its kind in Europe. The 10-minute drive involves crossing the bridge to the island of Pepparholm, where you’ll descend into the 4 km Drogden Tunnel that runs underwater to Copenhagen’s Amager Island. The total trip is 16 km, many people commuting daily to work from one country to the other.

Another feat of modern engineering that’s well worth a visit is Malmö’s Turning Torso, the tallest building in Scandinavia (though several higher buildings are now under construction). This neo-futuristic skyscraper is residential, its 54 floors twisting 190 metres into the sky in the centre of the city’s trendiest new neighbourhood, Västra Hamnen

Some telltale signs you live in Malmö:

You know the quickest way to get anywhere is by bike, especially when Skånetrafiken’s public transport network is down for maintenance so you can’t buy a bus ticket.

You have had your bicycle stolen at least once

You have accepted being attacked by nesting seagulls on your commute as part of your daily life

You know Zlatan Ibrahimovici started his career at Malmö FF

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In the "Göttinger Stadtwald" (forest) there is inter alia the "Wildgehege am Kehr" (enclosure with some deer, boars and squirrels). I´ve just been there last week and I usually go there several times a year. Since I live quite close to the woods I like to take my dog on a longer walk up the hill to the enclosure. My dog isn´t really interested in the animals anymore, but the first time she saw them she was quite impressed. Along the way you can pass the "Kaiser Wilhelms Park" which is basically a little stage in the middle of the woods where concerts can take place. Near the "Kehr" there is also a horse stable, which I usually avoid since I´m quite scared of horses tbh. And there is a little kiosk where you can buy ice lollies and so on. You can walk around the enclosure and also feed the animals with some food that you can buy along the way. I like to take visitors up there, if the weather is nice, because most people haven´t seen a "wild" boar or deer before, and since they are used to humans they come close to the fences, and if you´re lucky you can even touch them carefully, or they lick you with their tongue. But even for "native" Göttingers it´s always worth a visit, especially when the boars had their offsprings, they look sooo cute --> see english website below
https://www.goettingen.de/leben/freizeit-sport/naherholung/stadtwald.html (german)
https://www.goettingen.de/life/recreation-and-sports/local-recreation/stadtwald-city-forest.html (english)
Sorry that the picture looks a bit fake. It´s because there is no shadow, because I´ve been there at noon. I swear I took it myself :)

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If you live in a flat in Germany and you do not have a garden, you might want to join an allotment association. There you and your family will be granted a small piece of land for gardening, growing food plants, relaxing, and small barbecues. Usually, your allotment includes a small hut to store tools or wash your freshly picked fruits. But beware! The associations have strict rules. You won't be allowed to sleep overnight in your hut and you might be required to do some yard work for the community twice per year.
Your parcel will be located in a colony of dozens of such gardens. Resulting in green areas in otherwise grey cities.

Allotments first came into being in the 19th century and they were mostly aimed at preventing impoverishment and hunger. Today, allotments provide a meaningful recreational activity for children, working people, immigrants, retirees, and everyone else as well.

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I come from Hannover, which is a town in the nothern part of Germany of around 500.000 inhabitants. Its a rather flat area compared to the south, one of the reasons why its good for riding the bike or having a walk :) Whenever I travel abroad I notice how flat Hannover really is :) but also that I am actually surrounded by a nice natural and clean landscape. More appreciation please! Other times I realize how boring Hannover looks next to bigger and more (multi-)cultural Citys. People show this by the way they are - often distanced, sometimes they seem scared of strangers :) Sometimes I don't even know why I am still here :)! Well, at least its a normal, neat and comfi town! And besides I have a lot of memories, like the expo 2000, which took place on Hannover's wide modernized faireground - people came from all over the world to present what their country had to offer, mainly culturally. (some impressions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TInorul1tvs&t=39s & this if you are German speaker :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k-TjRqWu4U ) And of course everyone always remembers a big cultural event celebrated all around the lake Maschsee each year (short https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S60n2hYEnxg). People almost didn't bear the little excitement during the pandemic! A town not earth-shatting but okay, well maybe thats why travelling sounds fun.

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Hannover zerstörte Baudenkmale nach dem Krieg

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Hello everyone! I share with you a video about Fortaleza, city where I grow up and lived for 24 years old. This city is in the Northeast in Brazil. Fortaleza has 2.687 million of inhabitants. It has been  295 years since its foundation.

Nowadays, I live in Ivoti in South Brazilian, but all my family keep living there. I came to here to study German at College.

In this short video it's possible to see the best tourist places to visit. I hope you enjoy it!

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10 pontos turisticos mais visitados de Fortaleza

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Hello everyone, it's me, from Turkey. First, I researched videos about İzmir, then i wanted to shoot my own. I went for a walk last evening and shoot many videos and photos. But since paddlet has limitation, I will share one of videos that I loved most.

This is from Karşıyaka, İzmir. Since I mentioned before, I am in love with seaside, sunsets. Izmir gives me this, ıts like a real art. Walking in the seaside, gives me peace. Its fascinating and peaceful. I feel so relaxed in the seaside. I take my headphones and I go for a walk. It's my favorite hobby in the pandemic. Nature and sea is like the bestfriend and family that never judges. ✨ Also, you can watch the every aspect of sun (the process of sunset, ıts affect to color of sky in the every hour of day), ıts like life's itself. Life has different aspects and every part of is beautiful and artistic, fascinating like every aspect of sun and sky ✨ Nature and seaside really heals our soul. It gives a desire to live and love the life best way possible with it's every aspects. 🌌 P.S: In this city, we don't need a filter, because it has own, unique, fantastic filter. It is really beautiful, isn't it? 🌟My phone is full of videos and photos like this...🌠

Thats from me, for NOW. 🕊️ See you soon, next week! I'm sure we will have a good and enjoyable Summer School- week. With my all best wishes to everyone. 💫🌠

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I grew up in Lille, in the north of France, but I've been living in Ghent for 12 years. I'm in love with this town and its people.
Ghent is only a 30 minutes train ride from Brussels. It was one of the biggest town in Europe in the Middle Ages. Now it counts about 260 000 inhabitants and almost 80 000 students. Ghent is a special town in Flanders (the northern half of Belgium): it's a multicultural town (about 170 different nationalities live here), there's a rich cultural life, most people are very open and welcoming. One of the most spectacular cultural event is the yearly Gentse Feesten, of which you can see a picture above. More than 1 million visitors in 10 days come to attend free performances, eat fries and drink (too much) beer. For those like me who prefer nature to alcohol, the Floraliën are not to be missed: an huge artistic exhibition with flowers and plants. In Ghent you can also admire the Lams God, the most famous altar piece of the Van Eyck brothers.
Enough Wikipedia-like description. In Ghent, I feel at home more than anywhere else. It's a compact town: you find everything you need within a couple of square kilometres. I like being able to reach all my destinations by bike. I also love chatting with Gentenaars (the natives of Ghent): they are often very smart and dynamic.

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For the cultural evening, we ask you to bring something from your own life to the summer school.

The aim of the cultural evening is, to learn a bit more about the people who are participating in our summer school, their homes, environment and personal lives.

Upload some pictures or short video (you can use images and videos already available online or go outside and take your own) of locations in your home/area and tell us what those places mean to you personally.

You might also share some music or other media popular with people in your environment and tell us what you think about it.

We hope to create an evening of diverse and colorful impressions and get to know each other a little better. Fabian and I will upload some examples to the padlet ourselves.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6ttingen_(song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_(singer)
"The song [...] is said to have contributed more to post-war German–French reconciliation than any speech by a politician."

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This song by Flooot, a small local band from Göttingen, aims to describe what it feels like to live in Göttingen: a small city where you see the same places and faces every day (including a video with somewhat awkward scenes of a house party, but also many of the beautiful places around town).

This song used to be very popular when I was a student. They used to play it for freshmen day or graduation ceremonies. I still like to show it to people, to give them an idea, what life in Göttingen feels like.

I've been living in Göttingen for 10 years and can confirm that if you go downtown to a bar or café you are likely to meet a familiar face, since that is simply the way of this small city. However, due to the pandemic and since I've moved to a different neighborhood, I've not been much in the downtown area lately.
Nowadays, I enjoy the many areas where you can take a walk into nature such as the Kiessee or the

Arboretum, but also here you might walk into someone you know. What is it like in your city/town/village?

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"Göttingen" Flooot feat. Streicher des GSO [Official Video HD]